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2-636-511-11(3)
DVD Recorder
Operating Instructions
RDR-HXD710
RDR-HXD910
© 2005 Sony Corporation
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CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this Important WARNING product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this DVD Information recorder is harmful to eyes, do not To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. expose the unit to rain or moisture. Refer servicing to qualified personnel To avoid electrical shock, do not open Should you experience a problem with only. the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified this recorder, please refer to
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Sony. copyright laws. Also, use of this � If the hard disk needs to be formatted recorder with cable television Precautions or replaced, it will be done at the transmission may require discretion of Sony. All contents of authorization from the cable the hard disk drive will be erased, television transmitter and/or This equipment has been tested and including contents that violate programme owner. found to comply with the limits set out copyright laws. � This product incorporates copyright
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also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. � The on-screen display illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen. � RDR-HXD710/HXD910 are used for illustration purposes. � The explanations regarding DVDs in this manual refer to DVDs created on this recorder. The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder. 4
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Table of Contents Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Guide to Digital Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Viewing a list of available channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Viewing programmes related to a specific category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit options for the HDD and DVD-RWs (VR mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs. . . . . . . . 73 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . . . . . . . 109 Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder Recording/Playback Compatible media and reference pages + + - HDD RW -RWVR -RWVideo R R Quick access to recorded titles , “3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on – Title List page 32 Play the beginning of a title -RWVR HDD while it is being recorded , “Playing from the beginning of the programme you are – Chasing Playback recording (Chasing Playback)” on page 65 + + - HDD RW -RWVR -RWVideo R R Watching one title while VCD CD DATA DVD DATA CD record
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Quick Guide to Disc Types Recordable and playable discs Icon used in Formatting Compatibility with other DVD Type Disc Logo this manual (new discs) players (finalising) Hard disk drive (Formatting Dub HDD contents to a DVD to HDD (internal) unnecessary) play on other DVD players Automatically Playable on DVD+RW DVD+RW formatted in +VR compatible players + RW mode (automatically finalised) Playable only on VR mode VR Format in VR mode compatible players (finalisation -RWVR mode (page 29) u
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Recording Features Editing Features Auto Manual Record Change Delete Rewrite A-B Erase Playlist Chapter Chapter 16:9 sizes title name title (page 48) (page 74) (page 77) (page 99) (page 76) (page 53) (page 73) (page 75) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *3 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No *4 No Yes No No Yes Yes No No *3 *4 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No *3 Only if the recording mode is LSP, SP, HSP, or HQ. Discs that cannot be recorded on *
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Playable discs Icon used Type Disc Logo in this Characteristics manual Discs such as movies that can be purchased or DVD VIDEO DVD rented VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO VIDEO CD VCD CD/Super VIDEO CD format Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD CD CD format that can be purchased DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DATA DVD — DATA DVD DVD-ROMs containing JPEG image files CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3 DATA CD — DATA CD audio tracks or JPEG image files 8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-R 8 cm
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Maximum recordable number of titles Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies Disc Number of titles* This product is designed to play back discs that HDD 300 conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. DVD-RW/DVD-R 99 Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are being DVD+RW/DVD+R 49 marketed by some record companies. Please be DVD+R DL 49 aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
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Hookups and Settings Hooking Up the Recorder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. b Notes � Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise. � Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected. � You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video input jack. � Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting. Step 1: Unpacking Check that you have the following items: � Audio/video cord (phono
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Hookups and Settings Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cable Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 21. to AERIAL IN DVD recorder AERIAL HDMI OUT LINE 1 - TV LINE 3 Y IN PB/ DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL CB -AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO -AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/DOLBY DIGITAL LINE LINE RL RL COMPONENT 4 2 OPTICAL VIDEO OUT IN OUT PR/ CR ~ AC IN AERIAL IN OUT TV to AERIAL OUT Aerial cable (supplied) :
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Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cords Select one of the following patterns A through E, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures. A Connecting to a SCART input jack When you set “Line1 Output” to “S Video” or “RGB” in “Easy Setup” (page 25), use a SCART cord that conforms to the selected signal. B Connecting to a video input jack You will enjoy standard quality images. C Connecting to an S VIDEO input j
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Hookups and Settings INPUT INPUT B Audio/video cord S-video cord C VIDEO S VIDEO (supplied) (not supplied) L AUDIO (yellow) TV, projector, or AV R amplifier (receiver) TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver) to LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) to HDMI OUT to LINE 2 OUT (VIDEO) (RDR-HXD910 AERIAL HDMI OUT LINE 1 - TV LINE 3 Y IN DVD recorder only) PB/ DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL CB -AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO -AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/DOLBY DIGITAL RL LINE LINE RL COMPONENT 4 2 OPTICAL VIDEO OUT PR/ IN OU
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*1 “MEGALOGIC” is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation. About the SMARTLINK features *2 “EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are trademarks (for SCART connections only) of Philips Corporation. *3 “Q-Link” and “NexTView Link” are trademarks of If the connected TV (or other connected Panasonic Corporation. *4 equipment such as a set top box) complies with “EURO VIEW LINK” is a trademark of Toshiba *3 SMARTLINK, NexTView Link , Corporation. *5 *1 *2 MEGALOGIC , EASYLINK , “T-V LINK” is a tr
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Hookups and Settings Using the PROGRESSIVE button By using the PROGRESSIVE button, you can select the signal format in which the recorder outputs video signals: interlace or progressive. 1 Connect the recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (pattern D on page 16). 2 Set “Component Out” in “Video” setup to “On” (page 95). 3 Press the PROGRESSIVE button. “PROGRESSIVE” appears in the front panel display when the recorder outputs progressive signals. ◆ Progressive Select this when: – y
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Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords Select one of the following patterns A or B, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to listen to sound. A Connecting to audio L/R input jacks This connection will use your TV’s or stereo amplifier’s (receiver’s) two speakers for sound. You can enjoy the following surround effects (page 64). � TV: Dynamic, Wide, Night � Stereo amplifier (receiver): Standard, Night B Connecting to a digital au
